BENIN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,913	5	5,397	+ 2,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,520	1	10,205	- 2,684
Stroke	3	7,223	4	5,855	+ 1,368
Lung Cancers	4	5,727	59	66	+ 5,660
Suicide	5	4,130	22	922	+ 3,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,427	29	715	+ 2,712
Liver Cancer	7	3,270	40	322	+ 2,948
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,873	41	311	+ 2,562
Kidney Disease	9	2,852	13	1,929	+ 923
Stomach Cancer	10	2,434	38	361	+ 2,073
Lung Disease	11	2,406	17	1,220	+ 1,186
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,974	48	177	+ 1,797
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,922	14	1,912	+ 10
Liver Disease	14	1,791	9	2,447	- 655
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,241	8	3,162	- 1,921
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,115	43	212	+ 903
Hypertension	17	1,047	19	1,088	- 41
Other Injuries	18	1,025	15	1,532	- 507
Lymphomas	19	981	36	387	+ 595
Falls	20	828	32	543	+ 285
Breast Cancer	21	813	27	784	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	22	653	25	867	- 214
Leukemia	23	604	46	196	+ 408
Tuberculosis	24	550	23	919	- 368
Endocrine Disorders	25	534	16	1,454	- 920
Other Neoplasms	26	510	63	20	+ 490
Bladder Cancer	27	499	61	43	+ 456
Oesophagus Cancer	28	489	39	326	+ 163
Oral Cancer	29	411	49	156	+ 255
Ovary Cancer	30	375	56	86	+ 290
Inflammatory/Heart	31	374	33	457	- 83
Asthma	32	325	24	891	- 566
Alcohol	33	305	58	85	+ 220
Cervical Cancer	34	301	30	669	- 368
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	262	3	6,830	- 6,568
Skin Disease	36	199	52	144	+ 55
Skin Cancers	37	165	54	102	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	152	34	442	- 290
Hepatitis B	39	148	53	143	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	148	37	369	- 221
Congenital Anomalies	41	146	10	2,265	- 2,119
Drownings	42	141	31	570	- 429
Uterin Cancer	43	118	55	99	+ 19
Violence	44	109	28	726	- 617
Low Birth Weight	45	105	6	4,908	- 4,803
Anemia	46	93	83	0	+ 93
Fires	47	74	35	431	- 357
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	63	45	197	- 134
Hepatitis C	49	47	65	17	+ 30
Drug Use	50	44	44	197	- 154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	42	67	11	+ 31
Poisonings	52	32	42	307	- 275
Malnutrition	53	25	21	928	- 903
Birth Trauma	54	25	7	3,950	- 3,925
HIV/AIDS	55	24	11	2,263	- 2,239
Schizophrenia	56	22	80	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	57	15	60	45	- 30
Meningitis	58	14	12	1,967	- 1,952
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	14	84	0	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	60	12	85	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	10	20	1,039	- 1,029
Syphilis	62	8	51	150	- 143
Upper Respiratory	63	7	64	17	- 10
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	5	57	85	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	66	16	- 13
Pertussis	67	2	18	1,168	- 1,166
War	68	1	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	50	156	- 155
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Ascariasis	74	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

South Korea

Benin

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.